Mechanical Design Team Lead
Ecolab · Calgary
As the Mechanical Design Team Lead, you will lead a team of mechanical designers responsible for the development of next-generation Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) products. You will oversee product design activities, CAD and drawing standards, PLM governance, workload planning, and team development while driving engineering excellence across the product lifecycle. This role combines technical leadership, people leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative, scalable products for the rapidly growing AI and data center industry.
What's in it For You
- Day 1 Coverage: Employer-paid comprehensive benefits, including dental, prescription drug, vision, paramedical coverage, and a $1,000 annual Health Spending Account.
- RRSP: 2% employer-sponsored contribution.
- Three weeks of vacation, six flex days, and a one-week company-wide holiday shutdown.
- $1,000 annual professional development allowance.
- Dress for your day in a casual, professional environment.
- Opportunity to lead and develop a talented design team working on industry-leading cooling technologies supporting AI and high-performance computing applications.
What You Will Do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical designers and technologists.
- Guide product development through the full New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle, from concept through production and sustaining activities.
- Oversee product design deliverables, including 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, BOM structures, configurations, and technical documentation.
- Drive standardization, design best practices, and component reuse to improve product reliability and reduce development timelines.
- Ensure compliance with CAD standards, PDM/PLM governance, and engineering change management processes.
- Conduct and facilitate technical design reviews, DFM, DFA, DFS, and risk assessments.
- Support project planning, scheduling, work estimation, and team capacity planning.
- Lead performance management activities, including coaching, goal setting, performance reviews, and development planning.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, customers, suppliers, and industry partners to support product development and technology adoption.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to design processes, workflows, and engineering standards.
Position Details
- Location: Calgary, AB
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid
- Schedule: Full-time
- Travel: Up to 10% international and U.S. travel may be required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in physical product design, product development, or mechanical design engineering.
- Minimum 3 years of people leadership and/or technical design leadership experience.
- Experience leading products through the full hardware development lifecycle, including concept development, prototyping, validation, production launch, and sustaining engineering.
- Strong experience with 3D CAD modelling, engineering drawings, BOM management, and product configuration management.
- Experience using PDM and PLM systems, including engineering change management processes.
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Serviceability (DFS), and risk assessment methodologies.
- Strong project planning, prioritization, and workload management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- P.Tech, C.Tech, or C.E.T designation through ASET or APEGA.
- Experience designing products for high-volume manufacturing environments.
- Experience within thermal management, HVAC, industrial equipment, datacenter infrastructure, automotive, or similar industries.
- Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 (GD&T), tolerance stack-up analysis, and engineering drawing standards.
- Experience with UL, CSA, or other regulated product development environments.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives within engineering teams.
We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.
Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification.
During pre-screening, we may use an AI tool, supported by human oversight, to efficiently manage tasks such as resume screening and/or interview scheduling. All hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-hire background checks as a condition of employment.
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.